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provision requiring majority of the
voters IN each segment of the two counties
at the October election, 1888, by viva
yoce vote Soon after the passage of the
bill your historian was invited to come to
Westminster to establish a newspaper in
the interest of the new county. On the
18th of June, 1888, the Carrolltonian was
first issued, and it may be said that even
the opponents of the measure acknowledge
ed the zeal and fidelity with which it was
conducted, until in four years afterwards,
the efforts of its friends were finally crown
ed with success AS the fall election ap-
preached, number of public meetings
were held for public discussion on the
merits Of the question, and general meet
ing was held at Westminster, at which a
committee was appointed of persons out
side Of the town, and an able address is
sued, which was published in pamphlets in
the English and German language, The
committee was composed of the following
persons, whose names will now be recog-
nized by many of you as gentlemen of worth
and excellence:
G. Brine, ST., VIM. Murray, Edward
Dorsey, Joshua c. Gist, Thomas Hook,
John McKaleb, Archibald Dorsey, VIM.
Shepherd, Mordecai G. Cockey, John Nc
Kellip, Joseph Steele, John Baumgartner,
Nicholas llgire, VIM. Shaw of H., Geo.
Richards, VIM. Roberts, Frederick Ritter,
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Creek to PARIS Spring, and thus removed
the objection of the people residing in those
districts who were almost unanimously OPP
posed to separation from the old county.
These delegates were backed up by petit
ton containing eighteen hundred names
and after laboring diligently during the
entire session had the proud satisfaction Of
procuring the passage of the bill, in the
two branches of the Legislature.
By the provisions of the Constitution of
the State, the bill required the passage of
a confrmatory act at the succeeding session
of the Legislature. 1t was expected that
the measure would have to encounter de-
termined opposition, particularly from the
representatives from Baltimore county, as
the project was strongly objected to by that
county, and its representatives felt bound
to do everything they could to defeat 1t.
The political campaign of 1886 was then
entered upon, Senatorial electors were to
be chosen, each county being entitled to
two; were to meet at Annapolis, and choose
the Senate then consisting of Is members.
For electors the Wings of Frederick county,
nominated Evan McKinstry and Gideon
Bantz, and the Democrats John Fisher and
Casper Quynn. A strong party in favor
of reform in the State Constitution caused
the election of Messrs. Fisher and Quynn.
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The first meeting of the Circuit Court,
Orphans Court and County Commission
ers, was held at Westminster, on the LIST
Monday in April, 1887. The Circuit
Court met 10 the dwelling of DIR. Willis,
(uow owned by Mr.. Boyle,) Judges Dorsey
and Kilgour being present. After an APP
propriate Introductory address, Judge Dor
sey announced disappointment of DIR. VIM.
Willis as County Clerk, which was cnthu-
siastically applauded by the audience.
After appointing James Keefer, court crier,
and taking Clerk and Sheriff 5 bonds the
eo9Ft adjourned and met subsequently in
the old Union church until court house
was built.
The Orphans Court assembled in the
Wampler Mansion, on the corner of Church
ST., which was occupied as such until the
Court House was erected Sheriff Kelly,
converted part of the brick mansion now
owned by VIM. Reese, into Jail and used
it as such until the present Jail was built.
This impromptu jail never had but one
prisoner and he escaped it is said by climb
ing down the spouting. The County Com
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4th District William Jameson, Edward
E. Hall, George Jacobs, VIM. Jordan,
VIM. Stansbury.
9TH District.-Robert Hudson, Nicholas
Dorsey, Benjamin Bennett, VIM. Whalen,
Ohio Shipley.
9th District-Henry N Brinkman,
Frederick Ritter, Jarret Garner, John
Kerlinger, Joseph NJ. Parke.
18th District-Joshua Smith, David
Uhler, Lewis Wampler, Jonathan Norris,
Chas. W.. Webster.
Sth District. McIlvaine, George
Richards, John Lamotte, Geo. Richards,
Jr., John Fowble.
9th District.-James Douty, Robert
Bennett, Thomas Barnes, Joshua G. Gist,
Themes 4. d. Poole.
In March, 1887, an election for Sheriff
was held. A number of candidates entered
the field. The contest between Nicholas
Kelly, Isaac Dern and Basil Root, the
principal candidates, was very close, re-
sulting in the election of Nicholas Kelly,
as the first Sheriff of the county.
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The friends Of the county did not anti
cipate rejection Of their fayorite project
They supposed that large majority would
favor it, and did not make sufficient allow
ance for the feeling of old county attach
ments, the jealousy of other villages, and
the prejudice and fear of increased taxation
of others. But notwithstanding present
defeat, they determined that they would
not give it up, and the final accomplishment
of it is one of the strongest evidences of
what perseverance will achieve. Meetings
were called from time to time, the people
were reasoned with, and considerable
change in public sentiment was obtained.
In 1895, the Wings procured the NOM
ination of DR.. VIM. Willis, as o member of
the House of Delegates from Frederick
county, and the same year the Democrats
nominated Isaac Shriver They were both
elected, many of the friends of the new
county voting for both of them. Messrs.
Willis and Shriver, with their colleagues
Robert Amman and Daniel Duyall, originated
and boldly pressed another bill on the at
tention Of the Legislature. This bill cut
off large portion of the Liberty district
and all Of the New Market district, by
making the Buffalo road the line from Sans
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Abraham Wampler, Daniel Stull, Mordecai
G. Cockey, Stephen Gorsuch, Joseph
Steele, George w. Warfeld, Frederick
Ritter, VIM. McIlvain, who divided the
county into nine districts, viz: Taneytown,
Uniontown, Myers, Woolerys, Freedom
Manchester, Westminster, Hampstead and
Franklin. Since then the Districts of Mid
dlehurg, New Windsor and Union Bridge
have been added. For the purpose of
making complete chain of the early organ
ization, the list of the first judges and
clerks of election is annexed.
JUDGES AND CLERKS, 1sT ELECTION FOR
SHERIFF.
LIST District.-John Clabaugh, Jacob
Cornell, John Thomson, Jacob Wickert,
james McKellip.
End District-Moses Shaw, ST., Israel
Norris, David Foutz, John Hyder, VIM.
G. Wright.
Bird District.-William Coghlan, Peter
Bankard, David +. Earhart, John Erb,
Jacob Kemp,
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OF the entire number of electors the
Wings elected q, the Democrats 10. The
Constitution required that at least "a should
constitute quorum. The electors all met
at Annapolis, but before the 10 would go
into the electoral college, they claimed a
majority of the Senators as Reformers in
asmuch as they represented large majority
of the popular vote of the State; which
proposition the q would not receive, when
the 10 refused to go into the College and
left for their homes, and as consequence
received from their friends the appellation
of the 'sGlorious Nineteen"
This movement created great excitement
throughout the Stately the Wings it was
considered revolutionary-many persons
became alarmed, and the Wing friends of
the new county were afraid that it would
cause the rejection of their fayorite scheme,
But to make the case plain to many of
you, it is necessary to go back and state
that at the time the Wing and Democratic
Senatorial electors were nominated, a ticket
for each party was nominated for the
House of Delegates. The Wing ticket
was composed of Jacob Matthias, of this
place, Francis Brengle, Joshua Doub and
George Bowlus Isaac Shriver was placed
again on the Democratic ticket. In con-
sequence of the refusal of the 10 to make
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ANOTHER COUNTY.

The population of this region of country
having considerably increased, and the
business with the courts of Frederick and
Baltimore with it, complaints began to be
made about the distance the people had to
travel to reach the seats of justice, and the
question of having the conveniences of an
other county began to be talked about,
which led to the establishment of "The Star
of Federalism" a newspaper at Uniontown,
and at different periods three papers were
published at Westminster. by George Kea-
tingo, a Mr.. Burke and George W. Sharp.
The latter removed to Frederick and es-
tablished the Frederick Citizen. The sup
port of these papers being small, they were
soon discontinued Although the project
was much aeitated, the people were very
much divided in opinion as to the particular
mode of forming a county-some favoring
division of Frederick county alone-some
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elected to the House of Delegates the same
year that he died. Maj. Alex. Nell
haney was also member of the House
of Delegates Adam Shower represented
Baltimore county several sessions in the
House of Delegates. Peter Little and
Elias Brown, of Freedom district, repre-
scented the Baltimore district in Congress
between the years 1918 and 1928. These
were the representatives Of the people OF
this section of Frederick and Baltimore
counties. But the representative man
amongst men was born at Terra Rubra,
near the Monocacy, in what is now Middle
burg district. This man was Francis Scott
Key, celebrated throughout our broad land
as the author of the "Star Spangled Ban
ner," but not less celebrated in Maryland
and the District of Columbia, where he was
best known, as a good and excellent man,
an able lawyer, and particularly distinguish
ed as a Christian philanthropist.
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make Senate, which was done, and VIM.
Schley of Frederick and Elias Brown of
Baltimore county, were chosen as two Of
the Is Senators.
The expression of the people was SO DC.
eided that proposition of Frank Thomas
to hold Constitutional Convention was
abandoned. Whilst this much was con-
ceded to public sentiment, it was also clearly
demonstrated that some reform should take
place, and accordingly on the assembling of
the Legislature, Governor Veazy, in his an
nual message, recommended that the cleo:
ton of Governor and Senators should be
given to the people and that Carroll county
be created, so as to diminish the size of the
two largest counties, and give an addition
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Samuel Gait, Nicholas Kelley, James G.
Alice, Washington Van Nbber, Evan L.
Crawford, Peter Hull, Philip q. Jones,
Peter Erb, Jacob Shriver, William Brown,
Evan McKinstry, Basil d. Stevenson,
Philip Englar, Abraham Bixler, Jacob
Landes, Wm. Caples, David Kephart, ST.,
Joshua Sellman, VIM. B. Hebbard, John
Malehorn, j. Henry Hoppe, Michael Mil
Ter, John Swope, George Warfeld, VIM.
Jordan, Geo. Crabbs, Sebastian Sultzer,
John C. Kelley, David Foutz, jesse Sling
luh, Nathan Gorsuch, Joseph Keefer,
Abraham Null, jesse L. Wariicld, George
Cassell.
The election came off, after holding many
public meetings, and the result was that
the new county failed to receive a majority
in the Baltimore county segment, and was
consequently defeated, as the following vote
by districts will exhibit:
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military companies commanded by Cap
tains Skinner, of Hanover, Swope, of
Taneytown, Bramwell, of Finksburg and
Longwell, of Westminster. Conrad Moul
was the contractor, and the mason work of
the court house and Jail was performed by
Ephraim Swope and Thos. w. purbin
The court house was built at a cost of about
$4,000, and notwithstanding it was erect
ed nearly 40 years ago, it is at this day a
credit to the county and to the commits
sioners under whose administration it was
erected. Having brought the county to a
working condition, | now propose to close
this branch of its history by giving com
plete list of the persons who have filled
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a Senate, under the advice and leadership
of that distinguished man, Francis Thomas,
he determined on electing Delegates to a
Constitutional Convention at the time of
the regular election, and therefore with
drew the Democratic delegate ticket. The
consequence was the Wing ticket in Fred
erick county was elected without opposition
So great was the reaction in public senti-
ment in other parts of the State that the
Wings elected very large majority in the
House of Delegates, carrying a number of
counties in which they had been defeated
at the September election, and five of the
Democratic Senatorial electors, considering
themselves as instructed by the last de-
cisive vote, agreed to unite with the 81 and
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offices of public trust from that time to
the present.
OFFICERS OF THE CIRCUIT ooURT-JUDGEs
1897 70 1887.
Thomas B. Dorsey, Thos. Fl. Wilkin-
son, Nicholas Brewer.
Judge Kiigour attended the first Court
but died aud was succeeded by Judge
Brewer.
From 1851 to 1864, Madison Nelson.
From 1864 to 1867, John Il. Smith.
From 1867 to 1888, Oliver Miller, Ed
ward Hammond, VIM. n Hayden.
From 1888 to date, Oliver Miller, John
L. Smith, |. Thomas Jones.
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Of four members to the popular section.
These measures became quitepopular-the
constitution was amended In that respect,
and the confrmatory bill creating Carroll
county passed the House of Delegates by a
majority of % and by the whole body Of
the Senate except Elias Brown. So that
in all probability the course pursued by the
glorious nineteen, as they were called, in
stead of proving adverse to the new county
proposition, had the tendency of bringing
to its support, as conciliatory measure,
many of the representatives from the small
counties.
This long deferred victory was hailed
with great delight by the citizens of West
minister and surrounding country, and Gel
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ebrated by procession, arches, banners, il
Nominations, &C., and an address delivered
in the old Union Church, by James Ray
mond.
Bills were presented in the Legislature
for the working machinery of the county
by Mr.. Matthias, who had labored assidu-
ously during the entire session on behalf of
the new county and its interests, the Leg
islature at that time chose the Register of
Wills. After sharp contest between a
number of candidates, John Baumgartner,
of Taneytown District, was elected.
The following named gentlemen were
appointed to lay off the election districts:
Samuel Gait, James G. Atlee, Samuel
W. Myers, Thomas Hook, Joshua Smith
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MEMRERs nE rHE HnrsE AM nELEaA

| MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE uF pEllE0ATES-
In 1937-3S-Dr. Jacob Shower, John
b. Boyle, James G, Berrett and Jacob
Powder.
1S39-Jos. NJ. Parke, Geo. Crabbs, Geo.
Bramwell and Thos Hook.
1840-John B. Boyle, Samuel d. Lee
Compile, DR.. Jacob Shower and Daniel
Stull.
In 1941-John B. Boyle, DIR. F. T.
Davis, Jacob Powder and Daniel Stul.
In 1942-John B. Boyle, Jacob Pow
der, Samuel d. Lecompte and Daniel StuI
In 1843-Samuel Ecker, William Shaw,
Jacob Powder and Daniel Stull.
In 1844-James Raymond, Mieajah
Rogers, John Thomson and Jos, Ebaugh.
In 1945-Thos. Hook, A. g. Eye, Jas,
NJ. Shellman and Abraham Wampler,
In 1846-A, G, Eye, Upton Scott, Jas
NJ. Shellman and Chas. Deyilbiss.
In 1847-John B. Boyle, Tobias Cover,
Nicholas Kelley. and Jacob Powder.
In 1849-Elias Brown, George Motter,
Samuel A. Lauver and Lewis Trumbo.
In 1851-Elijah Z, CEoat, Dr. j. L. H.
Liggett and Daniel Stun,
1S53-Thomas Smith, Josiah Baugher
and Robert T, Dade,
In 1955-Stephen 7. G. Brown, John
E. Smith and David Burlington.
In 1857-Samuel McKinstry, S. Rine-
dollar and Milton Day,
In 1S59-pr. B, Mills, David Roop and
John w, Gorsuch,
In 1SG1-Somerset r. Waters, Warren
L. Little and George Everhart.
In 1863-Jonas Ecker, Somerset r.
Waters and John N. Starr
In 1864-Moses Shaw, Nicholas D. Nor
ris, John W. Angel, George Everhart and
VIM. s. Wooden
In 1866-William A. Wampler, Benja-
min Poole, James " Criswell, f. F. Ben
ton and s. r. Gore.
In 1867-Henry S. Davis, John III.
Jordan, Benjamin Worthington and John
w. Harden.
In 1869-W William II. Grouse, Airhart
Winters, George A, Shower and John H.
Jordan.
In 1871-James H. Steele, Lewis A. j.
Lamotte, Trusten Polk and H. H. Lamotte
In 1873-Henry Vanderford, Henry
Gait, DIR. S. r. Waters and Thomas c.
Brown.
In 1875-Frank Brown, II. II. Lamotte,
DIR. Jacob Rinehart and Dr. s. r. Waters,
In 1877-Frank 7. Newbelle, I. Her
bert Shriver, Robert Sellman, jr., Frank
Brown.
In 1879-Robert Sellman, IT,, VIM. T.
Smith, Benjamin f. Grouse, 7. Herbert
Shriver.
In 1sSl-David A. G. Webster, Joseph
w. Berret, Henry Gait, Edward w.
Leeds.
In 1889 Edward W. Leeds, johnnie
E. Baesman, james II. Rooms, John w.
Abbott.
In 18S5-Johnzie E. Baesman, Elias
B. Arnold, Samuel III. HOffacker, Michael
Buchanan.
JUDGES OF THE ORPHANS COURT OF CAR
ROLL COUNTY, FROM THE oRGANIzA-
TON OF THE COUNTY TO THE
PRESENT TIME.
Abraham Wampler, from April 10,
1887, to March 4th, 1899
William Jameson, from April 10th,
1897, to March 4th, 1885,
Robert Hudson, from April 10th, 1897,
to March 4th, 1889.
Nimrod FrizelI, from March 4th, 1889,
to December 10th, 1912.
Michael Sullivan, from March 4th, 1889,
to February II, 1915.
Michael Barnitz, from March 4, 1889,
to October 3, 1912.
Jesse Manning, from November 18th,
1912, to February 18th, 1915.
John B. Boyle, from December 18th,
1912, to February 18th, 1916.
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missiopeEs occupied room in the Wamp
Ter tavern. Otho Shipley was elected clerk
and Thomas Hook, county collector.
A number of places were suggested fol
the public buildings, including the present
site, the lot now occupied by the Dalla!
mansion and the ground on which the Re
formed Church is built. The commission
ers selected the present site. Several acres
of land being donated for the purpose by
Isaac Shriver and theheirs of David Fisher
The Jail was erected in 1887 by B
+ Forester and Johnze Selby, at a cost Of
four thousand dollars. Since which time the
Jail yard and other additions have been
made In 1888, the corner stone of the
court house was laid by Andrew Shriver,*
and an address delivered by Samuel D.
Lecompte. The occasion brought out a
large copooprse of people, with four
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*Col. Joshua Gist, then in his oath year,
assisted in the laying of the corner stone.
General Mordecai Gist, who distinguished
himself in the Revolutionary Army, partiou-
larly'in the battles on Long Island and at
Camden, was brother of Dol. Joshua Gist,
and resided In South Carolina
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Historical Sketch Of Carroll County,
PREPARED BY

COL. JOHN X. HONEYWELL,
And read at the Centennial Celebration,
July 18TH, 1876, aoih additions to the
Present Time.
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William P. Maulsby, 1888 to 1914,
William Roberts, 1874 to 1850.
John K. Longwell, 1850 to 1855.
DR.. Francis T. Davis, 1855 to 1857,
John Il. Smith, 1857 to 1862.
Jacob Campbell, 1862 to 1864.
Or, j. L. Billingslea, 1864 to 1867
DIR. Nathan Brown, 1861 to 1871,
John K. Longwell, 1877 to 1875.
James Fenner Lee, 1875 toS1S79.
Henry Vanderf6rd, 1879 to 1882.
Z. Herbert Shriver, 1888 to 1887.
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APRIL 10, 1887.
COUNTY CLERKS.

CODNI1 CbEhhS.
DR.. William Willis, 1887 to 1871.
DIR. Jacob Shower, 1871 to 1919.
John B. Boyle, 1949 to 1857.
Geo. E. Wampler, 1857 to 1862.
VIM. A. MeKellip, 1862 to 1867.
John B. Boyle, 1867 to 1873.
DR.. Frank T. Shaw, 1873 to 1885.
George A. Miller, by appointment, from
March l, 1886, to December 4, 1885.
DIR. VIM. N. Martin, December /, 1885,
to date.
COURT cRIERs.
James Keefer, 1887 to 1855.
Benjamin Yingling.
William S. Brown.
John Murray Yingling
sHERIFFs.
Nicholas Kelly, 1887 to 1889.
Jacob Grove, 1889 to 1912.
j. Henry Hoppe, 1912 to 1915
Lewis Trumbo, 1915 to 1913.
Hanson T. Webb, 194S to 1851.
VIM. S. Brown, 1851 to 1853.
John M. Yingling, 1853 to 1855.
Joseph Shaeffer, 1855 to 1857.
William Wilson, 1857 to 1852
William Segafoose, 1859 to 1861.
Jeremiah Babylon, 1861 to 1863.
Joseph Ebaugh, 1863 to 1865.
Jacob d. Hoppe, 1866 to 1867.
Thos. B. Gist, 1867 to 1869.
John Tracey, 1869 to 1871.
Geo. N. Fringer, 1871 to 1873.
Edward Devilbiss, 1873 to 1875.
James w. White, 1875 to 1877.
Peter Woods, 1877 to 1879.
George N. Finger, 1879 to 1881,
Edward w. Thurman, 1881 to 1888,
Geo. A. Shower, 1883 to 1885.
John I. Lynch, 1885 to 1887.
STATES ATTORNEYS.
VIM. P. Maulsby, 1887 to 1916.
James Raymond, 1916 to 1S47.
VIM, N. Hayden, 1S47 to 1s49.
c, W. Webster, 1S49 to 1851.
A. N. Hobbs, 1851 to 1852.
Daniel L. Hoover, 1852 to 1856.
c. W. Webster, 1856 to 1867.
Chas. T. Reifsnider, 1867 to 1871.
r. B. Norment 1871 to 1875.
David N. Henning, 1875 to 1887.
AUDITORS FROM 1887 TO 1887.
James NJ. Shellman, Abner Neal, Chas.
I. Reifsnider, Augustus D. Schaeffer, John
J. Bnumgartner, John j. Baumgartner, jr,
FROM THE coUNTY-
CONGRESSMAN
DR.. Jacob Shower, Peter Little, Elias
Brown, Charles B. Roberts and Frank T.
Shaw
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, 1851.
Elias Brown, DIR. Jacob Shower, Joseph
NJ. Parke, A. G, Eye, NJ. G. Cockey.
In 1864-Dr. John Swope, John e,
Smith, Jonas Ecker, William S. Wooden.
In 1S67-William n Hayden, George
W. Manro, Thomas F, Cover, Sterling
Calf, Benjamin ". Bennett, John K,
Longwell.
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Sherman vs. Bla,no


SHERMAN does not allow Tho yr,Ss N
grow Under his feet. BLAINE went 20 n.
Iinois few weeks ago. SHERMAN will %
soon. BLAINE did not speak. lie had 4
good reason for not speaking. Int suyn.
MAN VIII speak, and he viii speak ia the In.
'crcst OF SHERMAN as a candidate for presl.
dent OF the United States. A committee OF
Republican members OF the Illinois Lecls-
iature not long ago requested him to ad dress
that BODY on national politics before their
adjournment In reply The Senator stated
WIN regret, that he had made such engage.
men,s during Apri. and May that he could
rot FIX any tine before the probable date OF
adjournment. The committee once more
wrote bin, stating that the PepnDlican
members had instructed them to reoew
their request, and fixIng The date at Wedncs.
Gay, June isl. The following reoly has
Just been received:
Genilemen,-i0ur kind invitation Of the
10Th ultimo has been forwarded TO mo
such an invitation, emanating from n source
so distinguished, regard as a command.
which, rs a good Republican, | am bound
10 obey IL not prevented by unforeseen
circumstances | will be with Won ON The
Ito June. Very truly, yours,
JOHN SHERMAN.
JOHN is so good Republican that he
will ACCEPT all such invitations. In the
mean time BLAINE aud the New York Tn.
bune are not idle. BLAINE Is still long
way ahead Of SHERMAN; but it must be
confessed that SHERMAN seems to be gain.
ing upon him.